Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Forest of Dean · Region: South West
Explore Palmers Flat, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Palmers Flat map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Palmers Flat |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Forest of Dean |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.785362 |
| Longitude | -2.600010 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Palmers Flat rests quietly on the edge of ancient woodland, a place where the air itself seems to hold the scent of damp earth and pine. It lies 1.5 km south-east of Coleford (from Coleford: bearing 126°T, OS grid SO 587 098), and is situated south of Coalway village. The light here, when it breaks through the canopy of the Forest of Dean, can be a buttery gold, softening the edges of the modest dwellings and glinting off the occasional patch of well-tended garden. Though its origins are tied to the industry that once pulsed through this landscape, Palmers Flat now moves to a gentler cadence, its quietude punctuated by the distant call of a woodland bird or the rumble of a passing vehicle on the road that threads through its heart. The surrounding trees, a rich tapestry of oak and beech, stand as silent witnesses to generations who have called this small corner of Gloucestershire home.
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Explore Palmers Flat, Gloucestershire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.785362, -2.600010. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |